Hospital/Facility
Number of LDR Suites
Number of OBs on Staff
NICU Level
C-section Rate
Nursery
In-rooming
Midwives
Nurse-Patient Ratio
Brookwood Medical Center
19
30
III
25% primary
24/7
yes
none
1:1 during labor
DCH Regional Medical Center
8
31
III
32%
24/7
yes
none
perinatal guidelines for nurse
UAB Medical West
8
4
n/a
43%
24/7
yes
none
1:06
none
1:1 during labor; 1:3-4 couples post partum
none
1:1 during labor and delivery; 1:1 or 1:2 NICU depending on acuity; 1:4 postpartum
none
Varies depending on the status of the patient.
none
Varies depending on the status of the patient.
none
Per ACOG and AWHONN guidelines
Northport Medical Center/ Women’s Pavilion
21
6 LDR; 2 C-section Rooms
Princeton Baptist
St. Vincent’s Birmingham
St. Vincent’s East
60
10
23
III
4
III
29
III
8
6
35%
rate not given
23%
III
19%
III
rate not given
24/7
24/7
24/7
24/7
24/7
yes
yes
yes
yes
Shelby Baptist
14
yes
Trinity Medical Center
4 LDR; 2 C-section rms, 6 triage
12
III
23%
24/7
yes
none
Follow AWHONN guidelines, 1:1 ratio for labor patients.
UAB
17
28
IV
28%
24/7
yes
none
1:1 during labor
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